These 50 Pics Will Boost Up Your Mood Instantly On Those Down Days

They say happiness is contagious, so let’s get infected.

After a hard day, whether due to stress in personal or professional life, or feeling anxious about things that matter to us, it's nice to see kindness and happy people. Happiness is truly contagious.

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This has been proven by scientists, who say that simply seeing other people's happiness on social networks works like a virus. Your happiness can influence the happiness of someone you have never met in your life, but it works in the opposite way, too.

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If you feel sad, try doing something nice for others. It will improve your mood, and it works every time.

You’ll immediately feel better and more cheerful. Our nature has arranged for us to love doing wholesome and beautiful things for other human beings.

Vanessa King also states that doing nice things for others makes us happy, too. She is the Head of Psychology at "Action for Happiness," a movement that aims to create a happier and more caring society.

"If you think about it, human beings are social species; we evolved to live in groups, so working together and helping each other is the social glue that keeps us together," says Vanessa. So let us boost your mood with these uplifting stories; their happiness is contagious.

1. No words.

1. No words.VVSLaxman281
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2. “An autistic boy, who can't be touched, connects with a service dog, as his mom bursts into tears of hope and joy.”

2. “An autistic boy, who can't be touched, connects with a service dog, as his mom bursts into tears of hope and joy.”4 Paws For Ability
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3. Unbelievably kind

3. Unbelievably kindSWS_FASTLab

4. "A loggerhead turtle got into a boating accident, resulting in the loss of a majority of its lower beak. Scientists gave it a new 3D-printed titanium beak."

4. reddit.com

5. A hero

5. A heroleannaaross

6. "My 93-year-old dementia patient painted my cat. I have no cat, but I’m starting to fall in love with this one."

6. corry26

7. The pure soul of a child.

7. The pure soul of a child.annastayshaa

8. "Thank you for being my friend"

8. mhdksafa

9. Pure love

9. Pure lovebriannalhaynes

10. This is a sign.

10. This is a sign.Nemisis1000

11. "I wasn't allowed to use a notebook at my cashier job, so I started writing my book about bullying on printed-out receipts. This year, I finally published my novel."

11. ArbyLG

12. "A shop owner modified his attic to accommodate his cats. Now he is under constant observation."

12. 9999monkeys

13. "2020 isn’t all bad! I asked this handsome fellow on the right to marry me, and he said yes."

13. andmancan

14. "Let's do it"

14. GolfDadNotes

15. "After not seeing my grandparents for months, they finally figured out how to use FaceTime. This was my grandpa’s face when he saw me."

15. bogar13

16. "I got my pup a matching chair so he would stop stealing mine. Needless to say, he’s very pleased."

16. GeneticCoder23

17. The Sikh community delivers hundreds of meals to lorry drivers in Kent.

17. The Sikh community delivers hundreds of meals to lorry drivers in Kent.Khalsa_Aid

18. "I only rescued her one week ago, and she loves cuddling. I haven’t had to take an anxiety pill since getting her because she’s like the ultimate weighted blanket."

18. WrinklyDog1

19. "Today is the day this little lady becomes my daughter. Happy adoption day."

19. Sdoeden87

20. "My wife's senior dog can't play due to arthritis, but our puppy loves him anyway."

20. _petros

21. “My 64-year-old mother told us on Thanksgiving that she got accepted to a PhD program at UPenn. It's never too late to do what you want.”

21. “My 64-year-old mother told us on Thanksgiving that she got accepted to a PhD program at UPenn. It's never too late to do what you want.”isadwatson

22. Appreciate everything you have.

22. Appreciate everything you have.

23. "I couldn’t see my family this year (for obvious reasons), so my boy and I made the best of it."

23. macthesnackattack

24. Skin-colored band-aids.

24. Skin-colored band-aids.apollontweets

25. "I'm a horse vet. This adorable little guy fell asleep on my feet while I talked to his people."

25. quantizedd

26. "In 2019, I got way too drunk at the office Christmas party and bet my coworker that I would spend 2020 getting fit. I kept my promise and won the bet. I am proud."

26. Asalami_Laykum

27. "Sometimes I throw doggy treats to my landlord's dogs out of my window; this is now what I see when I look out my window."

27. Tight-Start1795

28. After a fire engulfed their city, they are together again.

28. After a fire engulfed their city, they are together again.BarefootUnicorn

29. "A kind stranger drove two hours and used his drone to recover the meadow that was lost in the woods for 10 days."

29. butterscotcheggs

30. "My husband has been sober for 700 days."

30. HouseHolder87

31. Captain Suzy Garrett and her first-officer daughter, Donna, are the first mother-daughter pair in history to pilot a commercial SkyWest Airlines flight together.

31. Captain Suzy Garrett and her first-officer daughter, Donna, are the first mother-daughter pair in history to pilot a commercial SkyWest Airlines flight together.asianj1m

32. "This gem of a human is feeding the stray cat at my apartment complex and giving him an umbrella since it's raining."

32. GreenAppleJones

33. It truly was an important phone call.

33. It truly was an important phone call.memezzer

34. "Just finished my chemotherapy treatment, and all that's left is steroids and radiotherapy, and then I’m cancer-free."

34. 123uno456

35. "Went to the shelter to look at dogs; they didn’t have any there, but once this little girl saw me, she started pawing at her cage. Now I have a new forever friend."

35. bmoneyyy9

36. So touching

36. So touchingGillian Rogers

37. "My mom crochets and donated 31 blankets to sick children this year."

37. seacogen

38. "My cousin was fishing on the river this weekend and rescued this deer who was so tired he was starting to drown."

38. One-Spelling-Error

39. "If I birthed six kids, I’m gonna get six kids out." Mom of six kids, Emma Schols, saved all her kids from their burning home.

39. aftonbladet.se

40. "My grandpa just turned 64 today. He grew up poor and had never had a birthday party. Today, he had his first one, and you can see the happiness in his smile."

40. SwingSwong1234

41. A boy with Crouzon's syndrome shows significant improvement.

41. A boy with Crouzon's syndrome shows significant improvement.craniofacial.org

42. "Saved a cat on the freeway today, I-45, without hesitation; I pulled over immediately and grabbed it from traffic."

42. _ItsLy_

43. Wonderful

43. Wonderfulkarenalea

44. Minutes old

44. Minutes oldMari Gavasheli

45. Volunteers all over the world hand-make small nests for rescued birds and small orphaned mammals for over 500 international wildlife rescues and rehabbers.

45. Volunteers all over the world hand-make small nests for rescued birds and small orphaned mammals for over 500 international wildlife rescues and rehabbers.wildliferescuenests

46. He survived a cardiac arrest.

46. He survived a cardiac arrest.Thereaper29

47. "Wrist surgery. My surgeon incised around my tattoo. He could have not cared and cut right through it. Pretty bro move if you ask me."

47. DRAWKWARD79

48. "We got married this weekend."

48. rileyharp88

49. "My daughter's letter to her teacher."

49. genuinesasksealskin

50. "Been gaming with this dude for 15 years. I have some good gaming memories with him. He tried but couldn’t get a PS5. Little did he know I was able to get him one."

50. ghost_knight1121

Hopefully, we succeed in our intention to spread happiness and a good mood. Share these awesome stories with your friends and lift their spirits.

This disease we are spreading has no side effects; on the contrary, it is advisable to be infected. We are happy to have been able to be your source of infection.

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